The Nigerian Navy had on Sunday 2 April 2023 released the appointments of senior
officers of the ranks of Rear Admiral and Commodore. As part of the routine
reorganization following the December 2022 promotion of senior officers in the Service,
52 rear admirals and 76 commodores have been affected by the new appointments.
According to a statement signed by AO AYO-VAUGHAN (Commodore),
Director of Information, the new appointments indicate that Rear Admiral Garba Abubakar has been reappointed as the Nigerian Navy Delegate to the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while Rear Admiral Akano Adesope, formerly a Moderator at
the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru has been appointed
as the Admiral Superintendent Naval Ordinance Depot. Rear Admiral Kennedy
Egbuchulam, formerly Director of Administration, Naval Headquarters is now
reappointed to Naval Headquarters as the pioneer Chief of Communications and
Information Technology, Rear Admiral Nnamdi Muogilim, former Chief of Defence
Space Administration, Defence Headquarters has been appointed as the Executive
Director Operations, Navy Holdings Limited while Rear Admiral Adewale Olanrewaju,
formerly Commander Nigerian Navy Ship WEY is to take over as the Director Standards,
Naval Headquarters. The former Deputy Director Communication Intelligence at Defence
Intelligence Agency, Rear Admiral Fatah Sanusi is now the new Executive Director,
Administration, Human Resource & Personnel Management at the Navy Holdings
Limited. Rear Admiral Nuhu Bala, the former Director of Transformation, Defence
Headquarters has been reappointed as the Deputy Chief of Defence Space
Administration, Defence Headquarters while Rear Admiral Danjuma Moses, former
Director of Training, Defence Headquarters takes over as the Deputy Commandant,
Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji.
The routine reshuffling of the senior naval officers also affected Rear Admiral Vincent
Okeke, former Director of Logistics, Defence Headquarters who has been reappointed to
Defence Headquarters as Director of Plans and Rear Admiral Yakubu Wambai, the
immediate past Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command moves to Defence
Headquarters as the Director of Transformation. The former Director Veterans Affairs,
Naval Headquarters, Rear Admiral Ismaila Zelani has been reappointed to Naval
Headquarters as Director of Administration, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Beckley, the
erstwhile Admiral Superintendent Naval Ordnance Depot moves to Headquarters
Defence Intelligence Agency as the Director of Logistics while Rear Admiral Domnan
Dangwel, formerly Deputy Director Monitoring and Evaluation, Defence Headquarters
resumes Naval Headquarters as the Director Special Projects. Rear Admiral Tanko Pani,
who served as Director of Plans, Defence Headquarters has been reappointed to Defence
Headquarters as the Director of Training. Rear Admiral Hamisu Sadiq, formerly the
Deputy Director Earth Observation, Defence Space Administration, Defence
Headquarters is now the Director of Safety, Naval Headquarters while Rear Admiral
Olusanya Bankole has been reappointed as the Director Communications, Naval
Headquarters.
The immediate past Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral
Ibrahim Dewu takes over as the Director Project Implementation, Monitoring and
Evaluation Directorate. Rear Admiral Kennedy Ezete, formerly Director of
Transformation, Naval Headquarters moves to Defence Headquarters as the Director
Project Monitoring while Rear Admiral Noel Madugu, formerly Deputy Director Special
Operation Forces, Defence Headquarters has been reappointed to Defence Headquarters
as the Director of Logistics. Rear Admiral Daupreye Matthew, the erstwhile Director of
Logistics, Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi is to resume as the
Director Innovation and Concept Development, Naval Headquarters. Rear Admiral
Emmanuel Nmoyem, formerly Deputy Director Administration at Defence Headquarters
has been reappointed as the Director, Human Rights Desk, Defence Headquarters while
Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shettima, formerly Chief of Logistics, Naval Headquarters takes
over as the Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command. The former Flag Officer
Commanding, Naval Training Command, Rear Admiral Monday Unurhiere is now the
Director of Plans, Naval Headquarters. Rear Admiral Hamza Kaoje has been moved from
Headquarters Western Naval Command where he was the Chief Staff Officer to Defence
Headquarters as the Director of Equipment Standardization and Harmonization, while
Rear Admiral Idi Abbas, formerly Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command
resumes as the Director of Operations, Naval Headquarters.
Additionally, the redeployment affected Rear Admiral Clement Atebi, the former Chief
Staff Officer, Central Naval Command who moves to Naval Headquarters as the
Director of Audit. Meanwhile, Rear Admiral Samson Bura, formerly Fleet Commander,
Western Fleet moves to Defence Headquarters as Director Search and Rescue and Rear
Admiral Oluwole Fadeyi, formerly the Command Operations Officer, Headquarters
Eastern Naval Command is now appointed as Director Record, Returns and Analysis,
Naval Headquarters. Rear Admiral Olusola Oluwagbire, formerly Director of Operations,
Naval Headquarters takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval
Command. Rear Admiral Mustapha Hassan, erstwhile Deputy Commandant. Armed
Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji is now the Director of Policy, Naval
Headquarters while Rear Admiral Bashir Mohammed, formerly Director Project
Monitoring, Implementation and Evaluation Directorate, Naval Headquarters has been
reappointed to Naval Headquarters as the Chief of Logistics. The former Director Project
Monitoring, Defence Headquarters, Rear Admiral Julius Nwagu has been moved to
Naval Headquarters as the Director Campaign Planning while Rear Admiral Patrick
Nwatu, formerly the Director of Policy, Naval Headquarters takes over as the Flag
Officer Commanding, Naval Training Command. Relatedly, Rear Admiral Mike Oamen
who was the Chief Staff Officer, Headquarters Eastern Naval Command is the Director
Veterans Affairs, Naval Headquarters while Rear Admiral James Okosun, formerly
Director Marine Engineering, Naval Headquarters takes over as the Commandant
Nigerian Naval Engineering College, Sapele. Rear Admiral Suleiman Abdullahi has been
reappointed as the Managing Director Admiralty Exchange Limited, Navy Holdings
Limited while Rear Admiral Kasimu Bushi has been reappointed as the Chief of
Accounts and Budget, Naval Headquarters.
Furthermore, Rear Admiral Joseph Akpan, formerly the Director of Plans, Naval
Headquarters takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command and
Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shehu, formerly Director of Equipment Standardization and
Harmonization, Defence Headquarters has been appointed as the Director Marine
Engineering, Naval Headquarters. Also, Rear Admiral Abdullahi Ahmed, formerly the
Chief Staff Officer, Headquarters Naval Training Command moves to Naval
Headquarters as the Director, Recruitment, Reserve and Resettlement. Rear Admiral
Fredrick Damtong has been reappointed Director Weapon Electrical, Naval
Headquarters. Rear Admiral Abdul-rasheed Haruna, the immediate past Commander Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT is now the Chief Staff Officer, Headquarters Eastern Naval Command while Rear
Admiral John Mamman, formerly the Director, Recruitment, Reserve and Resettlement,
Naval Headquarters has been appointed as the Chief Staff Officer, Headquarters Western
Naval Command. The immediate past Commander Naval Base Lake Chad, Rear Admiral
John Okeke is to take over as the Chief Staff Officer, Headquarters Central Naval
Command. Rear Admiral Olatunde Olodude formerly a Directing Staff at the National
Defence College, Abuja is to take over as the Fleet Commander, Western Fleet while
Rear Admiral Chijioke Onyemaobi has been reappointed as the Director Ships Spares,
Naval Headquarters.
Other senior officers affected by the new appointments are Rear Admiral Sunday Atakpa,
formerly Commander Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH and now appointed the Chief Staff
Officer, Headquarters Naval Training Command. Rear Admiral Abdul-hamid Baba-Inna,
formerly the Commander Nigerian Navy Ship DELTA and now appointed the Director of
Legal Services, Naval Headquarters while Rear Admiral Patrick Effah has been
reappointed the Director Maritime Domain Awareness, Naval Headquarters. Rear
Admiral Chidozie Okehie has been reappointed the Director Personnel Release, Naval
Headquarters, Rear Admiral Olusegun Soyemi, formerly the Fleet Commander, Eastern
Fleet has been appointed as the Director, Monitoring and Evaluation Analysis while Rear
Admiral Ebiobowei Zipele has been reappointed as the Commandant Defence
Intelligence College, Karu.
